Mobile apps for smartphones are changing the way doctors and their patients approach medicine and health issues. With health apps poised to reshape the healthcare industry, Research Now takes a deeper look at insights from consumers and healthcare professionals in the U.S.

1. Healthcare professionals believe that health apps will...
Health apps are a lifestyle choice.
Health apps are poised for adoption
by healthcare professionals.
76%
48%
55%
help patients with chronic diseases
have potential to help patients recently discharged from a hospital
help those who are at rising-risk of developing health issues
have potential to help people who are healthy
And health app users already use apps to support a healthy lifestyle...
monitor activity/
workouts
motivation
to exercise
record calorie
intake
monitor weight
loss
60% 49% 42%53%
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Source: The Research Now Healthcare Panel. The mHealth survey
was conducted by Research Now in the United States.
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500healthcare
professionals
61%
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mHealth Apps:
Supporting a Healthier Future
Mobile apps for smartphones are changing the way
doctors and their patients approach medicine and health
issues. With health apps poised to reshape the healthcare
industry, Research Now takes a deeper look at insights
from consumers and healthcare professionals in the U.S.
U.S. Survey
96%
16%
46%
think health apps help to improve their quality of life
currently use
mHealth apps
plan on using mHealth
apps in the next 5 years
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
increase their knowledge of
their patients’ conditions
improve their relationship
with their patients
46%86%